The cost of living, labor market opportunities, and the migration decision: Some additional evidence

Renas, Stephen M.; Kumar, Rishi

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“…Studies of net migration (e.g., Cebula, 1979) employ only amenity and economic variables. Alperovich (1979), Cebula (1981 and Renas and Kumar (1981) all discuss the impact of cost of living variations on the migration of the elderly.…”

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The Impact of Cost of Living Differentials on Migration of Elderly People to Florida

Rasmussen¹,

Fournier²,

Charity³

1989

Review of Regional Studies

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Migration patterns of the growing elderly population can have important effects on the economic vitality of regions. In places that receive a disproportionate share of the elderly, such as areas in Florida, Arizona, and California, migration can have magnified effects on the economic base, housing market, infrastructure needs, and social service delivery systems in the region. Local governments typically face the task of anticipating these effects, but are handicapped by a lack of understanding of the migration of elderly people. In this paper the determinants of such migration are analyzed with special reference to how cost of living influences the selection of a destination by migrating elderly persons (55 and over) during 1975-1980. The results of the study support the hypothesis that cost of living differentials provide the elderly an incentive to move that is not unlike the incentive wage differentials provide members of the labor force.

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The Impact of Cost of Living Differentials on Migration of Elderly People to Florida

Rasmussen¹,

Fournier²,

Charity³

1989

Review of Regional Studies

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“…The PGPCRij ratio, expressed as a percentage, is treated as the measure of the expected future growth rate in real income per capita in state j, i.e., as a measure of expected economic opportunity in state j. In principle, this specification parallels that in Cebula and Belton (1994), Gale and Heath (2000), and Saltz (1998).The variables SUNSHINEj and VCRIMEj are intended to reflect elements of the quality of life that have previously been found to affect migration patterns (Milligan 2000;Conway andHoutenville 1998, 2001;Gallaway and Cebula 1973;Cebula 1979Cebula , 1990Gale and Heath 2000;Renas 1978Renas , 1980and Saltz 1998). The PEj and Tj variables (U.S. Census Bureau 1994, Tables 476, 479) from the previous section have been combined here into a single variable, PETj, as suggested in the different (although somewhat parallel) analysis in Cebula (2002) of net population growth rather than net domestic in-migration.…”

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Migration and the Tiebout-Tullock Hypothesis Revisited

Cebula¹

2002

Review of Regional Studies

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This empirical study investigates the Tiebout-Tullock hypothesis as it might have applied to net domestic state in-migration rates over the period 1990 through 1999. It appears that the net state in-migration rate has been directly related to the ratio of the total state plus local government outlays per capita on public education in a state to that state's total state plus local government tax burden per capita. Other variables included in the study, including the previous-period median single-family housing price inflation rate, a measure of previous-period growth in real income per capita, and quality-of-life variables reflecting violent crime rates and sunnier climates, also seem to be significant determinants of the net state in-migration rate. Thus, for the study period, it appears that the Tie bout-Tullock hypothesis played a significant role in determining internal migration patterns.

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“…But variations in the cost of living are a complex phenomenon, and Cebula (1983, p. 175) presents evidence to suggest that the overall cost of living in metropolitan areas is a decreasing function of population size and the presence of right-to-work laws, as well as an increasing function of population density and income levels. Regardless of the particular determinants of living-cost differentials, there is empirical evidence that variations in the cost of living have a significant impact on migration patterns (Renas and Kumar 1981).…”

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“…For example, Kau and Sirmans (1979) measured the absolute deviation of the mean yearly temperature from sixty-five degrees fahrenheit, while Alperovich, Bergsman, and Ehemann (1977), defined temperature in terms of the absolute deviation of the mean January temperature from 65 degrees fahrenheit plus the absolute deviation of the mean July temperature from 65 degrees fahrenheit. After testing a variety of climatic indicators in the context of net migration into SMSA's, Renas and Kumar (1983) concluded that people generally prefer areas which have moderate climates, rather than extremely hot or cold climates.…”

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Metropolitan Growth and Decline in the United States: an Empirical Analysis

Cadwallader

1991

Growth and Change

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"Urban growth rates are documented for the largest United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas for the periods 1965-70 and 1975-80. The spatial pattern associated with these growth rates tends to reinforce the sunbelt-frostbelt dichotomy, as the majority of cities with positive migration rates for both time periods are located outside of the heavily industrialized Northeast and Midwest regions of the country. Two and three-group discriminant analyses indicate that manufacturing activity, local tax rates, and spending on education, are particularly important discriminators between growing and declining cities."

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The cost of living, labor market opportunities, and the migration decision: Some additional evidence

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

The Impact of Cost of Living Differentials on Migration of Elderly People to Florida

The Impact of Cost of Living Differentials on Migration of Elderly People to Florida

Migration and the Tiebout-Tullock Hypothesis Revisited

Metropolitan Growth and Decline in the United States: an Empirical Analysis

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